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Autolook Blog - Car news, auto events, tips and advices - Buy & Sell Cars in PakistanFri, 07 Jul 2017 10:43:25 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15Let’s Have A Look At Fact and Rumors About New Cultushttp://autolook.com.pk/blog/lets-have-a-look-at-fact-and-rumors-about-new-cultus/
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Today’s topic is focused primarily on to the much awaited new Suzuki Cultus. Pak-Suzuki’s campaign which started off with the introduction of Suzuki Kizashi shifted to fast lane with the super hyped launch of Suzuki Vitara and Suzuki Ciaz. Although all of these vehicles are CBU’s, Celerio aka New Cultus is reportedly being assembled in Pakistan. So what’s the significance of this car? In short, this car will be the first car to be launched after WagonR in under the 1000cc category. Rumors have been surfacing about this car from the past two years and a lot of people have commentated on them. So, We decided to do some research and talk to some of my own sources. The purpose was to short-list the most authentic sources based on the feedback received from internal sources as well as the conceivable logic behind each rumor. So without further ado, let’s go ahead and skim through the list:

First up; the dimensions of this new car. It is easy to observe stark differences in the proportions of new Suzuki Cultus against the old one. The newer shape features inspiration from the tall-boy design in the recent Suzuki cars.

Next up, Engine. This is a point where a lot of people have made outlandish predictions. Going as far as to claim that this car will be featuring Suzuki’s most fuel efficient K-next series engine. However, what people fail to account is that Pak-Suzuki is already offering a 1000cc K series engine in Pakistan in Suzuki WagonR. Sources are reporting that Pak-Suzuki will be rolling out this car with this tested and tried engine in this new car.

Transmission? Predictions have been made in the past that this car will be offered with a four-speed A/T and a five speed M/T and quite honestly It's true that the company will be offering this car with both these options.

Price? The most legit and logical conclusion is that Pak-Suzuki is going to strategically place this car above Suzuki WagonR and below Suzuki Swift, which will enable Pak-Suzuki to offer a more comprehensive product line-up. Safe to say, if we go by the above-stated logic then this New Cultus is likely to be launched with a price tag of 1.2-1.37 million rupees.

Availability? Sources are claiming that early booking for this car will start in late March to early April, followed by its launch in late June or early July of this year.

]]>http://autolook.com.pk/blog/lets-have-a-look-at-fact-and-rumors-about-new-cultus/feed/0Pak Suzuki Threatens To Move New Investments To Iran, Express Doubts Over Celerio Launchhttp://autolook.com.pk/blog/pak-suzuki-threatens-to-move-new-investments-to-iran-express-doubts-over-celerio-launch/
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Pak Suzuki is irked by the new Automotive Development Policy (ADP) 2016-21 and has been pressuring the government to revisit its policy or otherwise, it will shift its investment for a new plant worth around US $400-500 million to Iran from Pakistan, saying that the existing auto assemblers of Pakistan have received no benefits in the new policy.

”We may shelve our investment plans in Pakistan besides rolling out new models as the ADP has nothing to offer,”

adding further,

”The government should revisit the policy.”

Pak Suzuki currently enjoys a comfortable 50 percent market share but has planned for an investment of US $1,000 to 1,500 million over the coming years in technology transfer through joint ventures, and such investment plans according to the the company were already shared with the government. The plans include vendor development and new models for the country as well.

When Dawn inquired about the fate of Suzuki Celerio, Shafiq stated that Pak Suzuki was ‘reevaluating its options’ to replace Suzuki Cultus with Suzuki Celerio, that is (or was) on track to be introduced this year in place of Suzuki Cultus as vendors (parts manufacturers) are already preparing parts and other accessories. These maybe pressuring tactics by Pak Suzuki to tailor the auto policy 2016-21 in their favor but what will happen, is a PR nightmare for them instead we think.

]]>http://autolook.com.pk/blog/pak-suzuki-threatens-to-move-new-investments-to-iran-express-doubts-over-celerio-launch/feed/0Nissan May Launch Datsun GO And GO+ In Pakistanhttp://autolook.com.pk/blog/nissan-may-launch-datsun-go-and-go-in-pakistan/
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Nissan has seen some good times in Pakistan back in the day. Long when they were mostly known as Datsun, back in the late 70s and early 80s, they had quite a fan following. Datsun 120Y was a great a car and was widely praised and liked. I know a handful of people who learnt to drive in one of these cars. But after that, they started launching some weak models that could exactly compete with Corolla in the mid-80s to early 90s, and after that, there was Honda to compete as well. When local assembly started in Pakistan, Ghandhara Nissan Limited couldn’t come up with a car that could dazzle a Pakistani auto consumer and make them spend on something other than a Corolla or a Civic. The Sunny never felt like an option. Those cars were good in their own right but couldn’t make their place in a larger perspective.

In 1995, the production of B14 Sunny had started in Pakistan at the Ghandhara Nissan plant, and it was discontinued in 2001. Honda Atlas had already launched its fifth generation Civic in 1994. So Sunny had two cars to compete in the shape of Corolla and Civic. After that, Ghandhara once again tried to tap into the market with their N16 Sunny (Sylphy). It was available from 2005 to 2012. The N16 was a replacement to Nissan’s Pulsar in Japan. It was available in Japan from 2000 to 2005 but was available in other counties till 2008 with minor cosmetic changes.

Ghandhara produced 599 units in 1996-97 and 933 units in 1997-98. After that, there is a continuous decline and they sold only one car in 2004-05. Makes you wonder who the last buyer was. But that’s the past. Things are changing swiftly. Pakistani auto market is moving forward rapidly, and officials from different car manufacturers have been meeting with our government looking for an opening to set up their shop here in Pakistan. First it was Volkswagen who showed interest in Pakistan. Later we heard the news about Renault asking around. And since Renault and Nissan are the same things (they are global partners), next thing we know, Nissan is looking for a way to reopen their closed facilities as well. Then there was news that the new policy will have special incentives for closed units who are interested in assembling and selling vehicles once again. This is something Ghandhara, the local partners of Nissan Japan, could benefit from immensely. Kia/Hyundai plant has also been lying around without a use.

Now the latest news is, Nissan is waiting for the new auto policy to be implemented. And they have something up their sleeves for Pakistani consumers. That something is a 5-door hatchback known as Datsun GO. According to our sources, the Nissan management is waiting to see what the new policy has for closed/unutilized assembling units and how will they be compensated if they launch a new model in Pakistani market. The biggest threat to our existing automakers is the import of used cars from Japan. Cars are being imported from other regions as well, but Japan takes the biggest chunk. European carmakers like Fiat and Volkswagen are also waiting to see how the government curbs the imports of used cars that have started to challenge the current automakers as well. Honda Atlas tried to counter the influx of Vezel with their latest offering in the form of HR-V, but many would argue it was a wrong move. On paper, HR-V loses to Vezel 9 out of 10 times. As far the new Datsun hatchback is concerned, there will be two models, a 5-seater hatch and a 7-seater MPV named Datsun GO+. Nissan had killed the Datsun name back in 1986. It announced the revival of the brand in 2012 and GO was the first car under new Datsun era. GO is currently being sold in India, Indonesia and South Africa. Underneath its Nissan Micra with frankly better looking exterior.

Simultaneously, Nissan announced a bigger version aptly named GO+ along with the hatchback. GO+ is a multi-purpose vehicle, and it definitely lacks in the looks department compared the smaller GO. Nissan is willing to launch both versions of the cars in Pakistan, but it’s yet to be seen how the new policy entertains them. And considering the GO will be competing with Swift and later Suzuki Celerio as well, what are the chances Ghandhara would stop playing once again when it’s going to get competitive. But until that happens, let’s just patiently wait for the auto policy and hope that a common Pakistani auto consumer gets a better end of the deal.

]]>http://autolook.com.pk/blog/nissan-may-launch-datsun-go-and-go-in-pakistan/feed/0Pak-Suzuki is Going to Replace Suzuki Cultus with Suzuki Celerio in 2016http://autolook.com.pk/blog/pak-suzuki-is-going-to-replace-suzuki-cultus-with-suzuki-celerio-in-2016/
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Pak-Suzuki has announced Suzuki Cultus 2016 is going to be replaced with Suzuki Celerio 2016.

Pak Suzuki has been in the market since long. It has enjoyed several successful glorious years of increasing sales trends. However, in recent times with the new trends in auto industry and usage of social media, consumers’ taste has changed as Suzuki since quite a while, has not been innovative in the Pakistani market. It has been producing Suzuki Mehran in the market since 1980’s and has not introduced several changes in the model since its launch. The sale of Mehran hence has now faced a declining sales trend.

Due to several new variants developed by the competitors catering to different target markets, the consumers now have a wide choice to choose from and it’s hard to say that Suzuki Mehran has hardly remained a choice for them. If we consider each factor leading to consumer choices, we will find that for instance in the case of efficient fuel consumption we now have hybrid cars, and we now also have several options for economically budget constrained consumers.

Hence, in the current market scenario Suzuki having discontinued its Alto, no innovation in Mehran, the failure of Wagon R, is having quite a tough time.

To recapture what’s lost and get back in the action again Suzuki has decided to replace its Cultus with the all new Maruti Suzuki Celerio. So much to its excitement, the new Celerio would feature a 3-cylinder engine which is known to be K10B. This new engine is the K-Next series. It doesn’t have a clutch pedal and hence, would provide an ease in shifting gears without the effort of pushing on the pedal.

Speculators say Celerio would be a huge success and its sales would reach new heights. The designers of Suzuki have tried to develop the Celerio as a similar model to Suzuki Swift.

Suzuki Celerio would add to the large Suzuki automobile model as compared to its competitors and would provide a sense of innovative touch to the current portfolio so as to develop a perception of the corporate brand of Suzuki as keeping up with the changing trends among its target market.

Keeping in view the race for market share in 1000CC cars, the competition is also keeping up as Toyota recently has also announced to assemble Vitz and Vios in Pakistan which would not only reduce the cost of these models but would also increase the buyers’ confidence as now there would be no need to import Vitz having no surety of how much its value is depreciated before being previously reconditioned, also not to mention the import duties levied on these cars because now they would have the opportunity to buy a brand new model from within Pakistan and that too at a cheaper price.